Win Anthonycaptain of Stade Rochelais (beaten at home by bottom-placed Vannes, 14-23): “Losing like that, I have no memories. Being as non-aggressive… I raise my hand first, I'm captain. During the week, I said ''be very careful, they have nothing to lose, they will come with intentions''. I'm not going to say that we took them lightly, but we said to ourselves that we would because we were at home. It's up to me to take responsibility first. In front of our supporters, it’s shameful.”
Ronan O'Gara (manager of Stade Rochelais): “Congratulations to Vannes who had more aggression and desire with a good game plan. Of course, there is a bit of questioning in the preparation for the match and I planned things well: commitment, attitude and will, these are three extremely important values and we missed them tonight. There is a complete lack of precision. We failed in all areas. It's a big slap in the face. I hadn't seen anything during the week that could have predicted this. We didn't add speed or threat. We failed to realize our highlights. I don’t think we disrespected Vannes.”
«A promoted person who comes to win in La Rochelle, we can describe this success as an exploit.
Mathieu Cidrecoach of the Vannes forwards: “It’s the fruition of all the work since the start of the season. (…) We can describe this success as an exploit, a promoted person coming to win in La Rochelle. We put content into it, it’s not a roll of the dice. We wanted to avoid the balance of power, this strategy paid off.”
